Kennedy Birthday Salute Sews Up $1 Million Debt Cut
In Madison Square Garden a sell-out Birthday Salute raised over $1 million in seats for the Democrats and urged a big push to win more congressional seats. President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson spotlighted the party’s 1962 goals as Miss Marilyn Monroe performed and the crowd toasted with a five foot cake. The event coincided with Kennedy’s visit to his ailing father Joseph P. Kennedy, who watched via closed circuit TV.
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Army Plans Use of New Missile Soon
The Army will deploy its new Shoot and Scoot battlefield missile next year to replace the Corporal. The Sergeant carries a nuclear warhead, uses solid fuel for quicker launch and is immune to radar countermeasures. Two more Sergeant battalions will be added by June 30, training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma.
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Executions Reported in Cuba Under Fidel Regime
Miami AP says the exile Avance reports 2,245 executions in Cuba since Fidel Castro took power, as of Saturday. The count highlights the harsh political climate in the island nation and repression under the regime.
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Japs Disturbed by Planes to Thailand
Tokyo sources report Japan facing opposition as U. S. planes are sent to Thailand for Laos area duties. With upper house elections set for July 1, Socialists denounce the move, and public sentiment favors keeping Japan out of any war. Asahi Shimbun voices strong anti war involvement, urging no unwarranted escalation.
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Former FBI Agents Form Core Of Estes Suit Team
A trio of former FBI agents serves as the core of the Senate Investigations Subcommittee staff probing the Billie Sol Estes case. Led by Donald O Donnell the team includes Paul Kamerick and Alphonse Calabrese, under Sen John McClellan with duties spanning Texas and Washington.
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Calif Family Plans Move to New Zealand
Fred Kline, 43, his wife Lani, and children Pam ela 12 and Philip 10 sell their $30,000 home in Palo Alto to move to New Zealand. They seek relief from traffic and poison oak, plan a summer cross country tour before flying to Denmark and Europe, then to Auckland by December for new work opportunities. Fred retires soon as a lieutenant colonel in the air force reserve.
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Link-Belt Gives $300 To Health Camp Benefiting Kids
Cedar Rapids report says the Link-Belt Speeder Corp and U A W Local 299 AFL-CIO donated 300 to Camp Good Health. Link-Belt workers co sponsor the United Fund and back four two week sessions launching June 21. Enrollment open for ages 6 to 12 with flexible camp stays.
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Two Die in Mexican Quake Aftershocks Hit Mexico City
The 8:58 a.m. Pacific quake lasting 1 minute 10 seconds killed two men in Mexico City and nearby areas. One man fell from a swaying building. a pedestrian was run over by a frightened truck driver. Roy Blay of Goderich, Ontario, was initially believed to die of a heart attack but a death certificate showed he died minutes before the quake began.
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Cholera Epidemic Claims Dozens in Narayanganj
Dacca Pakistan reports 26 deaths in Narayanganj due to a cholera outbreak as officials confirm the toll. Most victims are children and the alarm spreads as health workers rush to control the epidemic.
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Explosions Kill Nineteen in Algiers Attacks
Explosions shook Algiers as residents attempted to flee by air. Nineteen people died, including four Muslim women and five Europeans. A European mother and son were found murdered at their farm home, their throats cut. Moslem victims included white veiled women, one seen combing her hair when a shooter fired. Kidnappings reported, and several buildings including a trade school and government offices were damaged.
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BRT Injecting New Element in Its Labor Talks
The Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen joined railroad labor negotiations by demanding a 25 cent hourly wage hike and a fully paid health and welfare plan from the nation’s railroads. The move, first wage demand from any of the five operating unions, targets work rule changes and contrasts with a 10.2 cent wage recommendation for non-operating unions locked in dispute.
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Khrushchev Warns Kennedy on Nuclear Threats in Bulgaria
In Sofia Khrushchev told cheering Bulgarians that Kennedy's stance risks nuclear war. He urged keeping powder dry and constant combat readiness, accusing Kennedy of provoking a first strike and warning against an arms race with the United States.
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